Jubilee Bible 2000But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones}, and let him speak to himself and to God.

King James 2000 BibleBut if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

American King James VersionBut if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

American Standard Versionbut if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Douay-Rheims BibleBut if there be no interpreter, let him hold his peace in the church, and speak to himself and to God.

Darby Bible Translationbut if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in [the] assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.

English Revised Versionbut if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Webster's Bible TranslationBut if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Weymouth New Testamentor if there is no interpreter, let the man with the gift be silent in the Church, speaking to himself and to God.

World English BibleBut if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Young's Literal Translation and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God.

Commentary

Matthew Henry Commentary14:26-33 Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this view; Let all be done to edifying. As to the speaking in an unknown tongue, if another were present who could interpret, two miraculous gifts might be exercised at once, and thereby the church be edified, and the faith of the hearers confirmed at the same time. As to prophesying, two or three only should speak at one meeting, and this one after the other, not all at once. The man who is inspired by the Spirit of God will observe order and decency in delivering his revelations. God never teaches men to neglect their duties, or to act in any way unbecoming their age or station.